lucrative

[loo-kruh-tiv]

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adjective

profitable; moneymaking; remunerative: a lucrative business.

Origin of lucrative

1375–1425; late Middle English lucratif (< Middle French) < Latin lucrātīvus gainful, equivalent to lucrāt(us) (past participle of lucrārī to make a profit, gain by economy; see lucre) + -īvus -ive

Related formslu·cra·tive·ly, adverblu·cra·tive·ness, nounnon·lu·cra·tive, adjectivenon·lu·cra·tive·ly, adverbnon·lu·cra·tive·ness, nounun·lu·cra·tive, adjective

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Contemporary Examples

Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
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January 2, 2015
Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.
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Jack Holmes
December 8, 2014
There is certainly a lucrative yet dignified sweet spot between small time micro-brewer and soulless mass-producer.
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November 30, 2014
And this week CNPC agreed to buy 10 percent of Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary, which operates the lucrative Vankor oil field.
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Gordon G. Chang
November 13, 2014
It was the first of many hits, a lucrative side project that earned Noor around $350 per target.
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November 12, 2014

Historical Examples

It was said that since the 31st of August he had been carrying on a most lucrative business with the Prussians.
The Downfall
Emile Zola
But his practice as a portrait-painter was not lucrative, nor his popularity lasting.
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8)
Various
I 'll not say it will be anything very splendid or lucrative, but something he shall have.
One Of Them
Charles James Lever
Foreign trade was lucrative in just the proportion that it was hazardous.
Union and Democracy
Allen Johnson
The most lucrative undertaking in the Colony is that of a shrine.
The Philippine Islands
John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for lucrative

lucrative

adjective

producing a profit; profitable; remunerative

Derived Formslucratively, adverblucrativeness, noun

Word Origin

C15: from Old French lucratif; see lucre

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Word Origin and History for lucrative

adj.

early 15c., from Old French lucratif "profitable" and directly from Latin lucrativus "gainful, profitable," from lucratus, past participle of lucrari "to gain," from lucrum "gain, profit" (see lucre). Related: Lucratively; lucrativeness.

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Examples from the Web for lucrative

Contemporary Examples

Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.

Add on some lucrative sponsorship deals with Pepsi, Adidas, and Turkish Airlines, and he takes home about $65 million a year.

There is certainly a lucrative yet dignified sweet spot between small time micro-brewer and soulless mass-producer.

And this week CNPC agreed to buy 10 percent of Vankorneft, a Rosneft subsidiary, which operates the lucrative Vankor oil field.

It was the first of many hits, a lucrative side project that earned Noor around $350 per target.

Historical Examples

It was said that since the 31st of August he had been carrying on a most lucrative business with the Prussians.

But his practice as a portrait-painter was not lucrative, nor his popularity lasting.

I 'll not say it will be anything very splendid or lucrative, but something he shall have.

Foreign trade was lucrative in just the proportion that it was hazardous.

The most lucrative undertaking in the Colony is that of a shrine.

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Word Origin and History for lucrative

adj.

Origin of lucrative